Carburetor



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. CLINGMAN.

GARBURETOR. No. 543, 11. Patented July 30,: 1895.

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J. 0111111111111. 'GARBURETOR. I No. 543,611. Patented July 30, I895.

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JOHN CLINGMAN, OF'DAYTON, OHIO.

CARBURETOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,611, dated July 30,1895. Application filed March 28, 1895- Serial No. 543,444. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN CLINGMAN, of Dayton, county of Montgomery,State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCarburetors; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in carburetors.

Theimprovements havereference more particularly to the generator orfloat through which atmospheric air is introduced to the vapor arisingfrom gasoline or other hydrocarbon fluid.

The object of the invention is to provide a carburetor in which the airthat enters is thoroughly carbureted and a brilliant and .steady light,free from smoke and odor, is

obtainable.

To this end the invention consists of means that will be fully describedin the specification and set out in the claims.

Referring to the annexed-drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan View of acarburetor made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom planview of the float removed from the tank shown in Fig, 1. Fig. 3 is asection of the floats and generator on the line w as of Fig. 2. Fig. 4is alongitudinal side elevation of one of the perforated strips throughwhich the air is disseminated. Fig. 5 is an end View of a portion of thetop of the generator. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detached view of a portionof'the fabric through and in which the air is carbureted. Fig. 7 is alongitudinal elevation of the carburetor. Parts of the tank and floatare broken awayto obtain a view of the fibrous substance or fabric.

In the detailed description similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the several views.

A designates a metallic case, preferably constructed of sheet metal'andof rectangular form. On the interior of this case, for the purpose ofstrengthening or reinforcing the metal, I place a wooden lining or boxB, which conforms to the shape of the case and is an efficient means forpreventing the metal from warping under the influence of water ordampness. When thus united the parts A and B constitute a tank or vesseladapted to contain the hydrocarbon fluid.

The tank is inclosed by a cover A, through which a feed-pipe 0 projects,said pipe 0 having a connection with a reservoir from whence the supplyof hydrocarbon fluid is obtained. D designates a vent-pipe that alsoprojects into the tank.

E and E are two parallel floats joined at their respective ends by thintransverse metallic strips 0. and a. The generator F- is mounted onthese floats by means of angular plates b that are rigidly attached tosaid floats, and there is an intervening spacej on each side between thefloats and the generator. The plates b have holes to receivescrew-threaded bolts 1) that project from the top of the generator. I)"designate nuts that inclose said bolts and enable a vertical adjustmentof said generator. The construction of this part of the carburetor beingan important feature of the invention 1 will minutely describe the same.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 3, the top of the generator is shown to beconstructed of a series of strips 0, preferably-of sheet metal, arrangedlongitudinally side by side and having two or more transverse braceribsd on their upper side, soldered or otherwise rigidly attached thereto.These strips 0 are likewise soldered or otherwise rigidly attached toeach other throughout their length and have their longitudinal edgesturned downwardly, as at. c, for a purpose presently described.

The central strip 0" has itslongitudinal edges turned downwardly to formpartitions 0 between which a longitudinal air-chamber c is formed. Thesepartitions each serve to deflect the air uniformly throughout saidchamber, and are each provided with a series of perforations 0 as isshown in Fig. 4. The air: that is introduced to this chamber, by meanspresently described,passes in uniform quantities through saidperforations throughout the entire length of the carburetor and becomesthoroughly carbureted.

e designates a series of strips of fibrous substance cut from a wovenfabricsuch,for example, as thetextile known as burlap or jute. This formof texture is greatly preferred over one having finer threads and moreclosely woven and is also preferable to wicking. The former offers toogreat a resistance to a free and uniform circulation of air, while the1atter-to wit, the wieking-has a tendency to separate and thereby permitan irregular or too free passage of air. As shown in Figs. 6 and 7, thehorizontal threads 1' are drawn from the upper portion of each strip,leaving those near the lower edge in their place to maintain thevertical threads in a proper position and prevent their separation. Theatmospheric air is introduced into the center of the air-chamber by anair-pump or any suitable mechanism through an air-pipe g, which isconnected by means of a union to a section of pipe 9'. This latter pipehas a hinge-joint connection with a tubeor pipe 9" that projects intothe air-chamber c. The cover A is provided with a normally-closedopening in its center, through which the hand may be passed to adjustthe position of the generator F on the floats by means of the nutshereinbefore referred to. After the carburetor is placed in the ground,as shown in Fig. 7, and the pipes connected, a sutficient quantity ofhydrocarbon fluid is to be fed to the tank to float the generator andsubmerge the strips of fibrous substance to a point above the horizontalthreads 2', as shown in Fig. 7. The carbnreting fluid is uniformlyattracted by these fibrous strips and the air being fed theretothroughout the length of the airchamber rapidly becomes carbureted. Thesides of the generator between floats being open,as atj, there is noobstruction to the free passage of carbureted air on both sides of thecarburetor.

g is the pipe through which the gas is fed.

Having fully described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a carburetor, the combination of two parallelfloats, a generator removably mounted on said floats said generatorconsisting of parallel strips having their longitudinal edges turneddownwardly, a series of strips of woven fiber secured between saiddownwardly projecting edges, said woven fiber having a portion of itslower horizontal threads retained, whereby means are provided formaintaining the vertical threads in position, substantially as hereinshown and described.

2. In a carburetor, the combination with a metallic case having itsinterior lined with wood, of parallel floats connected at their ends bytransverse strips, a generator retnovably mounted on said floats, alongitudinal air chamber in the center of said generator and a series ofperforations throughout the walls of said chamber, strips of woven fiberdepended from the top of the generator on both sides of said walls andparallel therewith, said woven fiber havinga portion of the horizontalthreads retained, whereby means are provided for maintaining thevertical threads therein in place, substantially as herein described. v

A generator for carburetors, consisting of a series of parallel strips(0) rigidly at-.

tached to each other and having their longi tudinal edges (0) projectingdownwardly, a central strip (0) forming partitions (0 with perforationsor airports therein, an air chamber between and extending the length ofsaid partitions, a series of parallel strips of woven fiber as describeddepended from the edges (0) substantially as herein shown and described.

4. The combination of parallel floats E and E connected by strips (or)and (a'), generator F removably mounted on said floats with interveningspaces between said floats and generator, longitudinal partitions, (0 inthe center of said generator provided with a series of perforations andforming an air chamber (0), a series of strips of woven fiber runningparallel with said chamber, the horizontal.

threads being drawn from a portion of each of said strips of wovenfiber, as described, whereby means are provided for enabling the air touniformly pass through said fiber, and for maintaining the verticalthreads thereof in a uniform position, substantially as de scribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of March,1895.

JOHN CLINGMAN.

\Vitnesses:

R. J. MCOARTY,

CHARLES W. DALE.

